1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

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These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 49 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, and seven qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday August 8, 1995.

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The final pared down to 8runners who believed in their kick. Vebjørn Rodal became the leader with Wilson Kipketer at the end of the field. Rodal led through an easy pace 52.53 through the first lap. With 200 to go, Nico Motchebon moved to the front, covered by Kipketer, but Rodal didn't relinquish the lead. Kipketer timed his big burst for 70 metres before the finish, Rodal had no answer but held off Motchebon, the rest of the field fading away. Coming from behind Motchebon, Arthémon Hatungimana was able to gradually gain on Rodall, passing him just a step before the finish.

Medalists

Gold Flag of Denmark.svg Wilson Kipketer
Denmark (DEN)
Silver Flag of Burundi.svg Arthémon Hatungimana
Burundi (BDI)
Bronze Flag of Norway.svg Vebjørn Rodal
Norway (NOR)

Qualifying heats

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 José Parrilla Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.32Q
21 Curtis Robb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.34Q
31 Andrea Giocondi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:46.44q
41 Einars Tupuritis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)1:46.45
51 Marko Koers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1:46.73
61 Jose Arconada Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:47.70
71 Kayless Tavakalo Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu  (VAN)1:58.06
12 Philip Kibitok Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:48.45Q
22 Vebjørn Rodal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1:48.48Q
32 Tomás de Teresa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:49.07
42 Jurgens Kotze Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:49.40
52 Brendan Hanigan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:50.25
62 Tommy Asinga Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname  (SUR)1:51.60
72 Michael Wildner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)1:57.48
13 Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1:47.35Q
23 Arthémon Hatungimana Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)1:47.74Q
33 Andrés Manuel Díaz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:48.00
43 David Strang Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:48.76
53 Babacar Niang Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)1:49.74
63 William Serem Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:50.61
3 Bekele Banbere Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)DQ
14 Hezekiél Sepeng Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1:46.33Q
24 Atle Douglas Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1:46.41Q
34 Benyounés Lahlou Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:46.72
44 Giuseppe D'Urso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:47.43
54 Tomonari Ono Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)1:48.43
64 Ivan Komar Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)1:51.36
74 Vanxay Sinebandith Flag of Laos.svg  Laos  (LAO)2:00.25
15 Mark Everett Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:48.06Q
25 Davide Cadoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:48.25Q
35 Andrey Loginov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:48.30
45 Pavel Soukup Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)1:48.32
55 Savieri Ngidhi Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)1:48.77
65 Jimmy Jean-Joseph Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:51.00
5 Dhani Chaudhari Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal  (NEP)DQ
16 Brandon Rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.83Q
26 Mahjoub Haïda Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:46.88Q
36 José Luíz Barbosa Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:47.10
46 Frédéric Cornette Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:47.36
56 Charles Nkazamyampi Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)1:49.76
66 Anwar Omar Mohammed Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)1:58.20
6 Julius Achon Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)DNS
17 Nico Motchebon Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1:46.14Q
27 Joseph Tengelei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:46.18Q
37 Bruno Konczylo Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:46.44q
47 David Matthews Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1:46.52
57 Antonio Abrantes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)1:48.10
67 Torbjörn Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1:48.31
77 Mahmoud Al-Kheirat Flag of Syria.svg  Syria  (SYR)1:48.76

Semi-finals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)1:48.39
2.Flag of the United States.svg  José Parrilla  (USA)1:49.43
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Giocondi  (ITA)1:49.45
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Everett  (USA)1:49.47
5.Flag of South Africa.svg  Hezekiél Sepeng  (RSA)1:49.58
6.Flag of Norway.svg  Atle Douglas  (NOR)1:49.63
7.Flag of Kenya.svg  Philip Kibitok  (KEN)1:49.87
8.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Curtis Robb  (GBR)1:50.12


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Norway.svg  Vebjørn Rodal  (NOR)1:47.69
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Nico Motchebon  (GER)1:47.96
3.Flag of Burundi.svg  Arthémon Hatungimana  (BDI)1:48.02
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Rock  (USA)1:48.04
5.Flag of France.svg  Bruno Konczylo  (FRA)1:48.05
6.Flag of Morocco.svg  Mahjoub Haïda  (MAR)1:48.21
7.Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Tengelei  (KEN)1:48.71
8.Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Cadoni  (ITA)1:53.67

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)1:45.08
Med 2.png Flag of Burundi.svg  Arthémon Hatungimana  (BDI)1:45.64
Med 3.png Flag of Norway.svg  Vebjørn Rodal  (NOR)1:45.68
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Nico Motchebon  (GER)1:45.97
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Rock  (USA)1:46.42
6.Flag of the United States.svg  José Parrilla  (USA)1:46.44
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Giocondi  (ITA)1:47.78
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Everett  (USA)1:53.12

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